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Townsend Coleman
As a busy Hollywood voice-actor, Townsend Coleman is perhaps one of the most recognizable voices on TV. For 16 years, he was the voice of NBC's "Must See TV" and "Comedy Night Done Right" primetime comedy promos, including hits from Seinfeld and Frasier to 30 Rock and The Office, as well as the promos for "The Tonight Show" starring Jay Leno (then Conan), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (then Jimmy Fallon), "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Saturday Night Live". He currently voices the daily on-air promos for the long-running "Live with Kelly and Michael" and radio spots for "Judge Judy", in addition to regularly voicing primetime promos for ABC Family, The Hub, and now, ABC-TV.
But the character behind the voice really came to life in 1985, when Coleman, having just moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio, auditioned for and got a part on the animated hit, "Inspector Gadget". As the voice of Corporal Capeman, Gadget's bumbling assistant, he embarked on an entirely new career, providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in cartoons and commercials. In addition to thwarting evil as the voice of "The Tick", Fox Kids' hit animated series, he has provided the voices for many popular cartoon characters, including Michaelangelo, Rat King, and Usagi Yojimbo on the original, long-running cartoon series, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He also voiced Waldo on "Where's Waldo?", Gobo, Architect, and Wrench on NBC's animated "Fraggle Rock", Scott/Teen Wolf on "Teen Wolf", Scratch on "Spacecats", the voice of Wayne Gretzky on "Prostars", Riot on "Jem and the Holograms", Dragonflyer on "Glofriends", Rewind on the 80's "Transformers", and 20 years later, Sentinel Prime on "Transformers: Animated" for Cartoon Network.
As actor
The Grinch
Sing
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Justice League: The New Frontier
Superman: Doomsday
The Crippled Lamb
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
The Jungle King
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello's Degree
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Dixie's Diner
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas